Plaiting, braiding, and twisting machine



Feb. 19, 1929.- 1,702,814

H. CORBE TT PLAITING, BRAIDING, AND TWISTING MACHINE Filed May 23, 1928 6 Sheets-Sheet Jwwnk a A" Elm: new

Feb. 19, 1929.

1,702,814 H. A. CORBETT PLAITING, BRAIDING; AND TWISTING IACHINB Filed May 23, 1928 6 ShOQtS-SIIQM, 2

Feb. 19; 1929,.- 1,702,814

I r H. A. CQRBETT PLAITING, BRAIUING, AND TWISTING MACHINE Filed May 23, 1928 6 Sheets-Sheet r" flttamqu Feb. 19, 1929 1,702,814 H. A. CORBETT PLAITING, BRAIDING, AND TWISTING MACHINE Filed May 23, 1928 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 Feb. 19, 1929. v 1,702,814

H. A. CORBETT PLAITING, BRAIDING, AND TWISTING MACHINE Filed May 23, 1928 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 Feb. 19, 1929.

' H. A. CORBE TT PLAITING, BRAIDING, AND TWISTING MACHINE 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 Patented Feb, 19, 1929. 1.

UNIT D STATES HERBERT A. scanner, or Arizona,'nnw-Yonmnssmnoam ennui/I AM ROPE oom- PATENT orncs. I

I PANY, OF AUBURN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

PLAITING, BRAIDING, AN D TXVI-STIN MACHINE.

. Application filed May 23,

This invention relates to improvements in Cordage machines, and particularly to a. machine for the production of braided or plaited ropes, especially braided rope structures such as are used for, clotheslinessash cords, and the like;

In most, if not all, prior braided ropes,

there has. been used at the center thereof a. solid core, around which thestrands or load bearing members of therope are braided n the tliorin of a covering. The present machine, however, has been so devised that the braided rope product produced thereby will be formed substantially solid, solely andentirely by the. strands 01 which it is composed, therebyelimina ting the use of a filler or central core member. i

Another object of the invention is to provi de' a rope machine in which all the strands of the rope produced thereon are interlocked, one with another, whereby if one strand 18 broken, it is impossible forthe same to ravel,

clue to the fact that it is locked in place at all times by other strands of rope.

is still further object is the production of.

a rope machine on which any size of rope may be braided, using any number ofmultiple strands or threads. In thepresent machine, it is also possible to change the tension or speed oildelivery, thereby governing the lay of the strands and rendering the machine capable of use for M113 production of braided products, especially adapted to comply with various usages.

Again, braided ropes of theprior art lire quently have drawn and cut-in strands or threads. The present machine eliminates all possibility of having cutin or drawn strands or threads, and for this reason it is practi-. rally impossible for braided products, in any way, to get out of original shape. Furthermore, by not having; cut-in strands, the braided product will be otconsiderably greater n nth Inoportionate to the number of in the tact that it is not necessary that In prior braiding machines, .all

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central core member. It is believed that this is typical of all braiding machines of the prior art. In the present instance, however, this is not true, because the strands are not braided together around a central core member.

, but are passed from one side of the rope to the other. ,As a consequence, it is'only necessary that two bobbins of the entire set of bob bins of the machine be in motion at any one time. In other Words, in the operation of the present machine, two bobbins are simultaneously passed from one s de of the machine to the opposite, so that the strands'being fed therefrom make a complete cross through the center of the rope being, produced. During .this manipulation of two bobbins, all the remaining bobbins are stationary, but after this operation has been perfected, two other bobbins are similarly actuated, this method of operation continuing during the manufac ture of the rope.

In View of this, the power required for the operation of the machine is greatly reduced, and the vibrations set up by the masses con stituting the carriers, bobbins and other moving parts are also reduced, and'naturallythe life of the machine is considerably increased] This arrangement of passing the bobbins in pairs from opposite sides of the machine so that the strands beingfed therefrom cross through the center of the rope also results in the plait or braid of the strands beingbuilt up much raster, so that in augiven period of time, it is believed that the prescnt'machine will produce a greater quantity of Cordage than thema-chines of the prior art.

VVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel details of construction and combinations and arrange ments of parts, allas Will be hereinafter more fully described and the novel features there of'particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of the machine embodying the present improvements; I Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig". 1;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 4l-4 of Fig. 3;

Figs. 5, 6, and 7 constitute .a series of views illustrating three di tlerent positions assumed by the bobbin manipulating devices during the cycle of operations of the machine, Fig. showing the positions occupied by the parts at a point just previous to the time at which they occupy the positions in which they are illustrated. in Fig. 1, and Figs. 6 and 7 illustrating the JGSllllOZlS assumed by the parts after passing from the positions shown in line.1010 of 9;

Fig. ll isa similar view on the line 1111 of ig. 9;

Fig. 12 is a dia rraniniatica. layout illustinting the movements of the bobbins during a cycle of operations of the machine, where a braided rope is being produced;

Fig. 13 is an elevational view of a section of braided rope produced. on the present ma chine;

Fig. 1% is a view similar inn the movements of the b 1 production of a plaited rope su Fig. 15;

Fig. 15 s an elevational view of a section of plaited cordage produced on the machine;

Fig. 16 a transverse sectional VlGW of the section of rope shown in Fig. 13; and

Fig. 17 is a similar view of the section of rope illustrated in Fig. 15.

ln the machine illustrated. in the present instance, there is a main frame comprising standards 10, on which is supported what will be termed a top cam plate 11 and a guide ring 12, t e cam plate being); of circular format-ion and occupying a central opening in the guide ring, so that circular guideway 13 is pro vided between said plate and ringthrough which the stems or spindiesll of 1e carriers 15 for the bobbas 15, project. di hile the inz-ichine may. of course, be var'ed in construction, so far as the number of bobbins or l to be used is concerned, in the presentto Fin. 12, showch as shown in stranos instance, the machine is provided with a set 'of eight bobbins and bobbin c 'zers cquh distantly spaced around the circular guideray 12 The scvcral bobbin carriers and the movements thereof are similar to one another, so that the ensuing dcscriplimi will be limited to one set of bobbin actuating devices and the movements of one pair of bobbins.

l t is, of course, necessary to draw the material, 0., the strands or rope forming elements. from the bobbins at the proper speed. to produce a finished product having the de sired appearance, and w iii-e this portion of the apparatus forms no part of the present irvention, a rather detailed description the drive or strand feeding mechanism will be given. Referring particularly to l and 8, power from any suitable source is trans )l) ns during the mitted to main drive shaft 17, on which is mounted fast and loose pulleys 18, 18. Main drive shaft 17 is journaled in suitable bearformed in brackets on the main frame of the machine, and at one end carries a bore ed gear 18", meshing with a gear 20 mounted on a vertic lly disposed shaft 21, also ournaled in bearings on the frame 10.

At the upper end of shaft 21, there is a worm 22 cooperating with worm wheel 2 1, mounted on a stub shaft which also carries a gear 26, meshing with a somewhat larger gear 27 on a snaft 28. Shaft 28 also has n'iounted thereon a gear 29, meshing with a gear 30 on'shal'it 31 horizontally disposed above the upper portion of main frame 10.

This shaft rarries the grooved member 32, which, for convenience, will be termed the -l- 1 '1 q, 4pm n a. go oin en capstan, 1i e ii re role CmpbLdll (o,

of sin'iilar grooved design, is lined on a shaft immediately above capstan 32, this idle ca psta n being driven by material. passing; over the same from the driven capstan. Drive shaft 31., withv the drive capstan, also mounted hereon a sprocket 84:, which, through a chain 35, drives sprocket 86 securely far cned on a shaft 37 journaled' in a rearward extension 38 of the machine frame.

. his capstan structure, including bracket 38,

i is supported by a or 39 and upright 1ne1nbers 410, securely mounted on the upper portion of the machine. On. shaft 37, in bracket 38, there is a finger gear 4:1 meshing with a finger gear -2, mounted on a .b shaft 13, which .ppo-rted in bracket 38, being held in place by a yoke 414i, but capable of riding freely in up and down position in said bracket. Yoke eel is held in'down position on the finished product at the desired tension by a 15, which can be adjusted by suita fie means, such as adjusting screw Shaft 4 -3 also carries a top tension roll 47, and shalt 37 carries the bottom roll 4E8. The strands passing froin the bobbins 16, are shown. (liagrainniatically at eh), said strands passing; through the apfillflll devices and the upper and. lower tension rolls 18, in accordance with the usual practice.

A further detailed description or illusration of the capstan construction is deemed unnecessary, as neither it nor its driving connection, which has been described, constitute any part of the present invention, and have l l been shown and described to ti above extent primarily for the purpose of setting forth a complete operative machine.

Top cam plate 11 is rotatable on a post 50, mounted in a bottom supporting bracket 51 of the main frame and on said post there supporting plates 15 the configuration of the 1 is a supporting plate 57, in which is mouijitcd at diametrically opposite points with respect to the axisof post 50, a pair of stub shafts 58 whose upper ends have mounted thereon cams 59 positioned in more or less circular recesses in top cam plate 11 so as to form cam plate 11.. i

Rotatable on each stub 58, there is a-cam ring 61 having an extended. hub portion 62 on which mounted a gear 63. Intermediate the gear (33 of each cam plate member 61 and the gear 56 on sleeve 52, an idler gear65, which rotates on a shaft 66, mounted in cam plate 11 and supporting plato v i Stubs S, stub shafts G6, and s 'iacers' G6 rigidly connect top cam plate 11 and lower :-:;upporting plate 57 and mounted on said stub shafts 5S, GG'and spacers 66 is a bottom cam plate 6 1,- This bottom cam plate 64 also has therein aguideway 67 which receivcsthe" lower ends of the spindles 14 of the bobbin ways in said plate 64: corresponding to ways and 60. Each spindle 14 has a camming member 68 adjacent its lower end practically resting on the bottom cam plate 64 and each also has a plate-like collar 69, wnich prevents wobbling or tilting of the carrier plate 15. As shown in Fig. 10, each plate has a depression or recess 70 therein for the reception of the bobbin 161 -That portion of each spindle 1 1 between the supporting plate 69 and the camming member is adapted tobe periodically received between the fingers 71 of bobbin carrier fork members 7 0 also mounted on the hub portion 62 of cam members 61 on V the camnnng members 68-, as will be later de-' ion j ournaled on a stud 82 in said bracket,

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As has been'mentioned, 1n the present ma' chine there are eight bobbins supported on a corresponding number of bobbin supporting plates 15, and it has also'been stated that only two of these bobbins are moved at a time, the remaining six being stationary.

Normally, the spindles 1 1 of the bobbin supporting plates 15 are positioned in depressions 73in a. bobbin carriage or plate 74 mounted on the machine frame and which fori'ns one wall of way 13, but at the proper time the spindles of the two carriers 15 which are to be moved in the making of the rope, are caused to move out of their re spective depressions 73 sufficiently far enough inwardly toward post as to be engaged by the fingers 71 of the bobbin carrier fork mem bers 7 2, so that upon rotation of fork mem bers 72 on stub members 58, the two spindles to be moved will be carried into the auxiliary guideways 60, whereby they may be passed circumferentially around the cam-ming plate, past the bobbins which are remaining stathine;

tionary, until they have been transferred to points diametrically opposite those which theyoriginally occupied. In other words, they exchange positions vwith one another. These results are accomplished by means of motioniimparted to cam member 61 through gear 53, sleeve 52, gear 56, gears and gears 63 on the hub loflcam plate member, 61 which a n carries the bottom cam plate 64 and the forked member For moving the two spindles'of the two bobbins to be transported around guideways 13, into position to be engaged by forked members 72 as just'men" tioned, each cam plate 61 has a cam slot 75 in its periphery in. which rides a cam roller76 carried. on a. trip 77, slidably secured in bottom cam member 64 and forming aportion of the wall of guideway 67 at diametrically opposite points therein,

\Vheu the trip members 77 are in their low-- ermost position, the outer wall'of guideway (57 inbottom cam plate 64 is substantially unbroken, so that none of the spindles 14 will be disturbed but when-said trip members 7 7 are lifted, as shown in Fig. 3, they form more or less of an obstruct-ion which causes the lower portion of the bobbin spindles to be moved radially inward with respect to the cam plate members, thereby positioningsa-id spindles at, a point where they will be engaged by the fingers 71 of the bobbin carrier for lr. members72, the extreme lower portion of spindles 14 having curved lateral extensions 78 adapted to engage said pickup trip 77 and facilitate this movement radially. in wardly of the guideways, as well asto give a rotarymovement to the same.

" For driving gear 53, there is a gear 79 your na-led onpost 80 in bottom bracket 51 and said. gear .79 meshes with gear 81,7keyed to the hub portion of an inwardly beveled pin- Said S2 is adapted to be driven by an termittent gear 83 fast .on a. stub shaft all which is journaled in bearing brackets 85, 85* o the machine frame. This stub shaft S l carries a gear 86 meshing with a gear 87 with a gear 88 iournaled on .a post 89 in the machine frame and bracket 85.

Keyed to the hub of gear 88 isa beveled gear 90 which engages beveled gea -r 19on main drive shaft 17, so that the bottom cam plate 6 1 is continuously driven during the operation of the 1na- As has been said, this results in the continuous rotation of supporting plate 57 and the upper cam plate 11, because bottom The same cycle of operations isthenrepeated, so as to actuate bobbins c, 0, indicated in Fig. 12, and then bobbins d,d *ill be actuated or moved 180 around the cam plate. As a result, each pair-of diametrically each is also securely locked -;in place so that impossible torthe rope to ra\ el.' Another advantage of fiswtorm of ll'ltlQlllllQ is that any number oi pairs of bobbins, and, consequently, strandsjmaybe utilized, so as to produce a braided rope of any desired size r, i any number of multiple or pairs of so s. ,Aga n, it 1s impossible for the strands tobe cut in or drawn so that the rope can not get out otits original shape, and the absence of cut 111 strands result number oi strands. Another feature resides in the fact that only tWo bobbms are being moved at any one time, 1. e, the two that are being; transport-edltlO all the remainbobbins remaining stationary during themovement of those two. This results in muclii less vibrations andn'earf and tear on the machine. 7 bobbins from one side or the machine to the opposite, making complete cross through the center of the rope, the braided )roduct may be built u p much faster, so tnatthe present'machine will produce considerably more rope over a period oftime.

' The operation of the machine as thus described results in the production of What is known asbraided or plaitcd cordage, but the machine is also susceptible of use for the production of twisted Cordage, such shownin Figs. 15 and 17.. Forproducing twisted Cordage, it is only. necessary to change the are o3and 79, and theedirectionot i i 14. In other words, to. produce 'the plaited rope, the bobbins a, a (Fig, l lfare picked up and transported 180, as'in the previous case, but, after they have been re}. dopesitedv in the main guidewaythe; ratios of gears 79 and 53. is suchas to'retard th e sub equent rotation of the bobbin forli'cari they will notbe in a position to p; 1 up e next two bobbins until the parts have traversed an arc of 225,atiwhich' time they p Fig. .14. After bobbins b, b" have been moved to diametrically opposite points, the

cam plate members are movedanother225 1.. one of them should become broken, it is bobbins are crossed beinguformed v I t 2.. In arope machine, the combination of a e m a greater strength in the rope for a gh Furthermore by passing the h as cam plates, 'as indicated in will pick up bobbins Z), I), as indicatedln a complete revolution, so that bobbins 0,, o are then picked. up and their positions exchanged, after which thesame operationsare again repeated, asto: bobbins d, d".

Itwill, of course, be appreciated that where the numberof bobbinsis greater or smaller than eight, as illustrated in the present inv stance, the ratiosofthe gearsfor rotating the bobbin for: carrlers. between thetnne one bobbin is ejected and the nextis picked up,

Willhave to be varied, depending uponv the 1. In a rope machine, the combination a frame, a rotatable platoon-said fram a plurality of (pairs of bobbins from which rope forming strands plate, and means for successively, moving each pair, 0t diametrically opposed bobbins to exchange positions originally occupied'byi V thesame whereby the strands of each pair o at the center of, the rope sively moving diametrically opposed bobbinsinto v en5;a -s rloin withsaid plate and transporting the same substantially ,lSOflpastthe ren'iai'ning bobbins and there, disengaging 831d bobblns from said plate.

7 3. In a rope' making machine, tion of a rotatable plate having agmdeway at the periphery;thereof and a p'alr of suparol fed spaced around said the combina- Loo" plen'ientary Ways-extending inwardly from 7 said peripheralfguidewayf means for sup porting a series of pairs.ofd anietrically oppos te strand carrying bobbms nsaid per1p,

oral guideway, and m ean s or successively moving? eaclrpair of bobbins into said supplen'ient-ary way and subsequently returning them to said Ideripheral ay after said plate completed a one-half revolution." 1 In a rope making machine, the combination of a rotatable plate having aeguid-e'way at'tho. periphery thereofand a pair o fsupplemen'tary Ways extending inwardly from said peripheral guideway, n eansffor supporting a series of pairs of diametrically opposite strand carrying bobbins in said peripheral guideway, and means for succesk sivolysmoving eachpair of bobbinsinto said supplementary ay and subsequently returning; themto said peripheralway after J Lin rope machine, the combiiiation, of a rotatable" platelhaving a. circular way therein,

a series of pairs of diametrically pposed said plate has completed a one-half refol uvt1on,othc other pairs of bobblns'rem-aining bobbins from which rope strands or elen'louts are fed disposed around said Way, a'pair oil pickup devices carried by said plate and successively engageable with diametrically opposed bobbins to move the same out 01 said way, said plate being rotatable to move the picked up bobbins past the ren'iaining bobbins, and said pickup devices being operable to redeposit the picked up bobbins in said way after said plate has made a one halt revolution.

6. In a rope machine, the combination of a rotatable plate having peripheral guideivay, a plurality of diametrically opposed pairs of bobbins (llSPOf-IGKl around said guideway, and a pair or pickup devices carried by said plate for successively moving each. pair of bobbins out of said guideway and returning the same to said guideway after the picked up pair of bobbins has been carried by said plate past the remaining bobbins to exchange the positions originally occupied by said picked up bobbins.

7 In a rope machine, the combination or a rotatable plate having a peripheral guide- Way, a plurality of pairs of diametrically opposed bobbins disposed around said guide- Way, a pair or rotatable pickup devices carried by said plate and adapted to engage said pairs of bobbins successively and remove them from said peripheral guideivay inn-arcily of said. plate, means for rotating said pickup devicesto retain the picked up bobbins inwardly from the periphery of said plate until said plate has been given a one half revolution, at which time said picked up bobbins are redeposited in said peripheral Way, and means for varyingthe speed or rotation of said pickup devices between the time one pair of bobbins is redeposited in saidway and the time the next pair of bobbins is en- F and by said pickup devices.

a rotatable plate having a peripheral guide- Way and a pair of supplemental circular ways extending from said peripheral way inward ly of said plate, a plurality oi? pairs of diametrically opposed bobbins disposed around said peripheral Way, a pair or pickup devices car-- ried by said plate and adapted to successively.

remaining stationary during the movement of said picked up bobbins. I

9. In a rope machine, the combination of a rotatable plate having a peripheral way and apair of supplemental circular ways extending inwardly from said supplemental Way at diametrically opposed points, a cam plate rotatable with said guide plate and having guideways therein corresponding to the 8. in a rope machine, the combination of c ch pair to exchange the ori ways in said plate, a plurality of pairs of diametrically opposed bobbin carriers hav- T i a rope machine, the combination of a con 1 post, a plate rotatable on said post and havino' a peripheral Way with apair of diametrically opposed circular supplemental Ways extending inwardly from saidperipheral Way, a suijiporting plate rotatable on said post and rigidly attached to said iirstmentioned plate, a guideway plate carried by said supporting plate having Ways therein conforming to the Ways of said rotatable plate, a plurality ofpairs of diametrically opposed bobbin carriers having spindles disposed around said peripheral Way and projecting into said guideway plate, torke,

pickup member supported by said supporting plate, said carrier spindles being normally disposed in said guideways so as to prevent engagement of said forked pickup members therewi h, means for successively moving each pair of bobbin carrier spindles into positionto be engagedby said forked pickup n'lembers, means for rotating said forked pickup members to move such successive pairs oi? bobbin carrier spindles through the suppleinental Ways in said rotatable plate and back into the peripheral way after said plate c has hide a one-halt revolution, and means tor 'arying the speed of rotation oi said forked pickup members between the time one pair oft bobbin carrier spindles is deposited in said peripheral Way and the time the next pair of bobbin carrier spindles eneo by said forked pickup members a rotatable plate having e" Way, a plurality o" p l posed bobbin carriers disposed around peripheral Way from which I the rope straads or elements are adapted to be fs-id and means for successively moving the bobbr 'cari thereof wherebythe strands ledthe will. cross one another at the center being produced. c

12. In rope machine, the combination of a rotatable plate having" a peripheral. guide- Way, a plurality of pairs or diametrically opposed bobbin carriers disposed around said In a rope machine, the combination of 'ph a uideca IV op- Cir 1 each pair ct caii eripheral Way from which the rope stranc s or elements are adapted to be fed, and means for transportlng the bobbin carriers of each successive pair around the axis of said rotat-. able plate to exchange the-positions originah a rotatable plate having a peripheral guide-Q Way, a plurality of pairs of diametrically opposed bobbin carriers disposed around said peripheral way from Which the vrope strands or elements are adapted to be fed. and means -lor moving the bobbin carriers of each pair successively into engagement with said rotatable plate and disengaging said successive pairs from said plate alter the same has mace a one-halt revolution whereby each pair of bobbins exchanges original positions and the strands or rope elements'fed therefrom are caused to cross each other at the center ofthe rope being formed.

14:. in a rope machine, the combination of means for supporting series of circularly arranged dian'ietrically opposed bobbin car riers, and means. for successively engaging and moving them inwardly. oi the remaining bobbinsand transport their original positions. I I p 7 15. In a rope machine, the combination of means for sup 31*ing a series of circularly arranged, diamen .ically opposed bobbin can riers, and means forsuccessively transporting the bobbin carriers of each pair to points diametrically opposite'their original position, the remaining bobbin cal is being stationary during the movement of each pair of carriers. V

16. In. a rope machine, the combination of us for supportinga series of circularly *anged diametrically opposed. pal bin carriers, a pair of normally ino erative pickup devices revoluble concentrically With the circularly arranged carr-iers, and means for successively engaging the carriers of each pair and ino the same into position to en'- Kl pic up devices, and means for rod pickup devices to transport the carriers oteachp ir to positions diametrically opposite their 0 Qinlal positions.

' 17. In a rope chine, the combination of a pair of rotatalle plates having correspondperipheral'and inwardly extending gui dc- 1 s, a plurality of pairs of diametrically opposed bobbin carr ers circularly arranged insaidguideways, a palr of pickup devices carried by said plates, apair of trips adapted to successively engage each pair Of CflITlGlS and position them in the path of said pickup dcvlccs, and means for rotating said plates and pickup devices to transport the picked ands orv rope elements being fed front them to points diametrically oppoe l ob- I up carriers to positions in said guideways,

dian'ietrically oppositetheir original posi- 10318,

18. Ina rope machine, the combination 0 a pair of rotatable plates, having correspondvices carried by said plates, a'pair of normally inoperative trips, means for actuating said trips to suecessively'engagc a pair of carriers and move them into position to be engaged by saidpickup devices, and means for revolving said. plates and pickup devices. to transport the picked up carriersto positions in said guideWays dian'ietrically oppositetheir origin said main guideivay, a pair of pickup de ices carried by said: plates, a pair of trips, means tor intermittently pro ecting said trips intothe main'guideway otone plate to engage a. pair of diametrically opposed carriers and move them lnto position to be engaged by said'pickup devices, means for rotating said plckupdev-ices to move the said pair of car- Ways to transport said carriers pastthe'remaining carriers to positions. diametrically;

.o a aosite their ori inal iositions.

, V b v 20'. In a rope machine, the combination of a pair of rotatable plates having correspond i ZUHIYI and. supplemental gunileways, a plurality of pairs or diametrically opposed, sta' .tionary bobbin carriers circularly arranged in main guideway, a pair of pickup devices .ied by said plates,- a pair of trips, means the main .guideway of one plate tolengage a pair, of diametrically opposed carriers and move them into posit-ion to be engaged by said pickup devices, means for rotatingsaid pickup devlces to move the said vpair of-carriers into the supplemental 'ways of'sa-id plates and return themtosaid mam gu deivays alter said plates havemade a one-half"revolution, and

means for rotating said pickup devices at a different rate of. speed att'ter'said carriers have" been returned to" said mam. guideways.

' 21. In a'rope machine, tlie combinat'ioniof a pair-of constantly. rotating plates having corresponding main guideWays and supple -m'ental guideways intersecting Said main guidevvays, a plurality of pairs of diametrically opposed bobbin carriers circularly artor intermittei'itly projectingsaid tripsinto pair or. pickup members adapted to engage each pair of carriers positioned at said intersection neans for actuating said pickips to move id carriers through said supplemental. Ways and return them to said l'l'll'l. iiidewa'vs upon a one-liali revolution of said plates,

and means ror actuating said pickups at a dii'ferent rate ot speed alter said pan or" carriers have oeen returned to said main guideways 2nd beitore said trips have posi' t." ed another pair ot illi'lGl'S at said points intersections.

22; in a rope machineq the combination of a pair of constantlv rotating plates having;

corresponding guit rays with supplemental Ways intersecting said main W2 3s a plurality oi stationary pairs of diametrically opposed bobbin carriers positioned in he main Ways of said plates, means for successively mov ing the pairs 01 carrie towart the of intersection of said Ways, a pair of forked pickup devices, means for rotating said picle up devices at a predetermined speed to move ti e for rs thereo't through said points otintersection to pickup the carriers positioi e therein and move them through supplemental vzys and return thereto the main ways during a one-halt revolution of said plates, ind means for rotating said forked pickup devices at a diii erent ate of speed after said carriers have been returned to the nain Ways and until the "forks oi? said devices again pass tl'irougn the intersections of said Ways.

23. In r :pe machine, the combination of central post a pair of: plates rotatable on said post and provided With corresponding.

circi'dar guidcivays, means for supporting a pin 'alit y of pairs of diametrically opposed hohbin carriers in said Ways, and. means ior succensively moving each pair of carriers iu- Wardly oi s11 id plates toward the axis of rotation thereot and out oi? said guide-sways an d exchanging the positions oil? said carriers, the other pairs oi. *a-rriers remaining sta 'cicmor during); the transposition of each pair.

524-. in a rope n achine the combination oil" central post, a pair of plats rotatab e. on said post, eachhaving a main circular 'de- Way and supplemental Ways extending in Wardlv from said n'iain Way, means for supporting) i plura ity of pairs of bOlJlDiZl carriers diametriczlly o1 p sed to each other in so main way meal s for constantly rota 3 'u plates, a pair of stub shafts movable with saio plate a pick-up device on 530i stub shaft,

n'icaus for rotating said pick-up devices di 1'- ing a one half revolution oi said plates to rc more a pair of carriers tron] said main way through the supplcinenta them to said inai i1 we a trips in the main Way o ing a pair of carriers in an d return r or cam-actuated one plate for inor- 0 position to be en cd by said pick-up ices and a cam ed or said stub for actir d tri 25. .ln a re 11 1e coniliiination oi a central pos a ran; (it plates rotatable on said post, each having a main circular guideway and supplemental Ways extending inwardly trom said main We] means for supporting a plurality of pai riers diametrically on to each other in said main Way mean instantlyrotating said plates a aair oi stud shafts movable with said plate; a cam member journaled on ea 'h stub shaf 2 rear secured to said can'na gear journa ed on said post from which motion is transmitted to the cam gear, intermittently operable driving means for rotating the gear on l post v a n iclrup devi e secured to said cam, a t i 1 successively movn k i oral pairs into position to be engagi 7 rs o1 bobbin can 75 ta forked pick-up devices the speed of rotation o? said cams d pin i-up devices being SLCll engag d la devices are he run 1 v'iys through said A returned to said main Ways during a one-halt revolution of the plates.

26. In a rope mach' that the carriers removed from t the combination ot a central post, a pair 01 plates rotatable on paid post each having a main circular gu de- Way and sup fiemer al ways extending inwardly from said main Way means for supi g a plurality of pairs of bobbin carriers dian'ietric iy opposed to each othe' in said cans tor cons intly rotating said )aii o1 stub shatrts n'iovable with cam mend er journaled on each cams and pick-up (lGViCS dur up; a one-halt revolution of i on said post.

drive in i g p e only during ..1 alter ate rotation oi? said cams and pick-up devices. 

